Plastron, as a detail of a dress, blouse or tunic, is completely different from its namesake, a wide men's tie. In women's clothing, this is part of the whole product.
Plastron is cut out as an independent part, which is processed separately, and then ground to the product. On the example of a tunic in a romantic style, we consider how to correctly perform a plastron with pleats.
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Sewing the neck with a cut in the seam
Step 1
On each part of the plastron lay a fold by folding the plastron along the marked fold line with the wrong side inward. Iron the fold. Stitch the fold of the fold according to the marking at a distance of 12 mm. In the same way, perform 6 folds on each part of the plastron and iron to the sides.
Step 2
Iron the front sections of the plastron parts along the fold lines on the wrong side. Stitch the edges from the top to the cut mark along the marked line of the stitch. At the beginning and at the end of the line, sew the stitches. Fold the plastron parts on the wrong side. Make the middle seam from the cut mark to the bottom cut, continuing the stitch line.Fasten at the beginning and end of the seam.
How to handle a neckline slash
Step 3
To iron the allowances of the middle seam (folds), and iron the folds along the edges of the cut to the front side. All folds along the upper and lower sections of the plastron to notice.
Step 4
The allowances for the cuts of the grinding of the plastron on the front and on the plastron are cut to a width of 7 mm. Pin the plastron to the front, aligning the lines of the middle of the front. Cut allowances in the rounding sections in several places. Take seam allowances together, overcast and iron on front.
Throat cut processing
Next, sew the product as indicated in the instructions.
Source and photo: Burda. Fashion for the full 2/2018
